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# **MACD Trading with Histogram**

The **MACD Histogram** helps traders visualize **momentum strength and trend shifts** by measuring the gap between the MACD Line and Signal Line.

## **1️⃣ Understanding the Histogram**
✅ **Positive Histogram:** Bars above zero → **Bullish momentum** (MACD above Signal Line).
✅ **Negative Histogram:** Bars below zero → **Bearish momentum** (MACD below Signal Line).
✅ **Expanding Bars:** Strengthening trend.
✅ **Shrinking Bars:** Weakening trend → **Possible reversal**.

## **2️⃣ Trading Strategies**
✅ **Histogram Crossover:**
🔹 **Bullish:** Histogram moves from negative to positive → Buy.
🔹 **Bearish:** Histogram moves from positive to negative → Sell.

✅ **Histogram Divergence:**
🔹 **Bullish Divergence:** Price makes lower lows, histogram forms higher lows → **Uptrend reversal**.
🔹 **Bearish Divergence:** Price makes higher highs, histogram forms lower highs → **Downtrend reversal**.

### **Conclusion**
Using the **MACD Histogram** with **trendlines and support-resistance levels** improves trade accuracy and **helps identify momentum shifts early**. 🚀

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